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218-10582 viewsDe Grey River Bridge, a loaded Yarrie train crosses the river behind an original Mt Newman Mining ALCo to GE rebuild carried out by Goninan, originally ALCo C636 5458 to GE model C36-7M unit 5510 'Newman' serial 4839-07 / 87-075.
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223-20582 viewsPossum Siding, Hamersley Iron loco 7082 a General Electric built Dash 9-44CW serial 47761 leads sister unit 7080 with an empty train just inside the loop waiting to effect a crew change. 21st October 2000.
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180615 1411582 viewsBing Siding, BHP Billiton's Progress Rail built EMD model SD70ACe unit 4432 'Warlu' serial 20128866-001 leads a loaded towards the port. 15th June 2018.
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190911 4754582 viewsPort Hedland, Broome Rd crossing, BHP's MM 800 track recording vehicle powers south on a recording run, the MM 800 was built by Mermec in Italy and is a ROGER 800 model, ROGER is an acronym for Rilievo Ottico Geometria Rotaia, Italian for optical rail geometry control.
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150505 7947581 viewsFMG Solomon Line, looking east from the 215.586 km grade crossing. Geodata: -22.0534583 118.6860400 .
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8500 Tomlinson Steel 181118 0308581 viewsRedbank, flat waggon 8500, originally built by Tomlinson Steel WA for Goldsworthy Mining as one of six 55 ton flat waggons built in 1966, and later modified by BHP to increase its capacity.
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207-20580 viewsBHP General Electric built AC6000 unit 6071 serial 51063 brand new and unnamed on the loaded side of Yandi One load-out loop as a remote mid-train unit, showing roof view and the original style windscreen protectors.
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219-05580 viewsYandicoogina or HIY as Hamersley Iron identify it, located 445 km from Parker Point yard in Dampier. Bank engine units General Electric Dash 9-44CW models 7090 serial 47769 and 7089 idle away waiting their next loaded train to push out.
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219-12580 viewsYandicoogina or HIY as Hamersley Iron identify it, located 445 km from the Dampier. Bank engine unit General Electric Dash 9-44CW model 7089 serial 47768 view of the lettering and fuel tank left hand side.
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180616 1791580 viewsAt the 81 km, loaded Bradken China built B series 'master' waggon 20238 with 'slave' waggon 25238, build date April 2013, leading and setup as an instrumented ore waggon, the solar panels are for charging the instrument batteries.
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041014 122920580 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, the Locotrol 'cab' from Goninan WA rebuild CM40-8ML unit 5663 Newcastle, one of three units built without a driving cab in 1994 but with a Locotrol equipment cabinet to do away with the Locotrol waggons that were in use at the time. Eventually the three locomotives had driving cabs fitted. Donated to the Society around 1998? 14th October 2004.
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196-07578 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 originally built new by Goninan as a GE CM39-8 in 1988. Drivers side cab view shows hand brake chain and bogie. May 1998.
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150505 7942576 viewsFMG Solomon Line, looking east, earth fill abutment embankment for rail line, Jingarri Creek, expanded view from 7940, shows access road. Geodata: -22.0545750 118.7278517 .
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218-12575 viewsDe Grey River Bridge, a loaded Yarrie train crosses the river behind an original Mt Newman Mining ALCo to GE rebuild carried out by Goninan, originally ALCo C636 5458 to GE model C36-7M unit 5510 'Newman' serial 4839-07 / 87-075.
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150505 7959575 viewsFMG Solomon Line, a pair of General Electric Dash 9-44CW locomotives 005 serial 58182 and 006 serial 58183 struggle upgrade with a loaded train at the 227 km bound for Port Hedland, the train is being assisted in the rear. Geodata: -22.0189283 118.5861050 .
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160128 00567574 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal Yard, Goninan rebuilt GE model CM40-8M unit 5661 has had the hood removed showing the GE 7FDL-16 prime mover and GMG187 alternator, the fuel tank indicates that the frame is a Comeng built ALCo M636.
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180615 1472574 viewsBing South, BHP Billiton's Progress Rail built EMD model SD70ACe unit 4455 serial 20138907-006 with 4356 second unit powers along the west mainline with a loaded rake heading for Finucane Island. 15th June 2018.
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150505 7988573 viewsFMG Solomon Line, bank engines Progress Rail EMD SD70ACe/LCi unit 716 serial 20118693-008 and EMD SD90MAC unit 901 serial 976833-1, this unit has been repowered with an 16-710G3 prime mover, at the 227 km as they bank the loaded train upgrade into the cutting, the train speed is now increasing as the front of the train has topped the grade. Geodata: -22.0187117 118.5850933 .
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150523 8274573 viewsFinucane Island, loaded train arriving at the Island behind Progress Rail SD70ACe unit 4434 'Koombana' serial 20128866-003 and same batch sibling 4435 serial 20128866-004 train is running under new Roy Hill conveyor and road bridge. Geodata: -20.3363383 118.5497850 .
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16947573 viewsBassendean, an overview of the rear of Goninan's workshops, Westrail P class and Mt Newman Mining's AE Goodwin built ALCo M636 unit 5480 serial G6061-1 being prepped for rebuilding into 5658. October 1993.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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